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H4973 מְתַלְּעָה (mᵉthallᵉʻâh) meth-al-leh-aw'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

contr. from 3216; properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

KJV Usage: cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מְתַלְּעוֹת (me.tal.l.ah) — jaw. teeth, fangs, incisors Also means: mal.ta.ah (מַלְתָּעָה "tooth" H4459)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f pl

| ≈ שֵׁן

fangs used in poetry only: = large, sharp teeth of an animal; ≈ associated with aggression

JOB 29:17 · PSA 58:7 · PRO 30:14 · JOL 1:6

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מְתַלְּעוֹת n.f.pl. teeth base

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